Just before the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court released an order that allows for first appearance and pretrial detention hearings to be held virtually. The [...]
Tomorrow, Illinois implements the Pretrial Fairness Act and becomes the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bail. This historic moment is the result of over six years of [...]
In 2020, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council commissioned a review of Cook County’s pretrial electronic monitoring programs. After two years of research and review, Chicago Appleseed and CGL [...]
Today, nearly one hundred organizations sent an open letter to the Illinois State’s Attorney Association urging them to align with the collective statewide effort to faithfully implement the [...]